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SPENCER, John. Kaina Kai Palaia. Things New and Old. Or, A store-house of similies, sentences, allegories, apophthegms, adagies, apologues, divine, morall, politicall, &c. with their severall applications. Collected and observed from the writings and sayings of the learned in all ages to this present. By John Spencer, a lover of learning and learned men. Folio. Printed by W. Wilson and J. Streater. [14], 679, [33]pp. 1658
Titlepage printed in red & black, Address to the Reader is by Thomas Fuller; small orig. paper flaw pp673/4 without loss of text, sl. waterstaining to upper margin of some leaves. Contemp. gilt panelled calf, expertly rejointed, new red morocco label; very discrete repairs to head & tail of spine, evidence of early manuscript waste sheets used to line spine. Neat contemporary signature of T. Smalbroke at foot of final page main text. 19th century armorial bookplate of Howard Vyse.

¶ESTC R16985. First edition of this compendium of contemporary eloquence.